MLB Mets slugger Juan Soto expects to return this season despite going on IL with left calf strain By the time Soto returns, the Mets’ roster could look much different after an expected selloff
CRICKET Classy Mandhana helps Super Giants beat Sunrisers Smriti Mandhana has played 171 T20 internationals for India
COMBAT SPORTS Nicolson joins Most Valuable Promotions and will defend world title on Mayer vs Cameron show Mikaela Mayer faces Chantelle Cameron in the main event in Birmingham on August 29
SOCCER Chelsea set to sign Italy's Dragoni from Barcelona Giulia Dragoni made her Italy debut aged 16 in 2023
NFL Panthers tight end Mitchell Evans carted off with an ankle injury Canales said guard Damien Lewis has a calf injury
SOCCER Rules panel says sending Swiss player off in World Cup quarterfinals against Argentina was wrong UEFA will this season organize men’s and women’s club competitions including the Champions League
COMBAT SPORTS World champion Dubois splits with trainer McGuigan Caroline Dubois recorded 13 pro wins and one draw during her time with trainer Shane McGuigan
SOCCER Uefa reacts with fury to Infantino World Cup plan The story was first reported in the Financial Times and the Times
MLB White Sox activate outfielder Everson Pereira from concussion injured list Pereira also has spent time on the IL this year with a right pectoral strain and a left ankle sprain
NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Jamal Adams indicates he’s joining Vikings on the eve of camp Adams played a combined five games with Detroit and Tennessee in 2024
CRICKET Amateur cricket match goes viral after cheating allegation There was no immediate response when The Associated Press contact the league and Saltburn for comment
SOCCER Euro 2020 winning coach Roberto Mancini returns to rescue Italy after third straight World Cup miss Between 2018 and 2021, Mancini coached Italy to a world-record 37-match unbeaten run
SOCCER Alonso's first Chelsea match was a tale of four strikers Joao Pedro scored a hat-trick to cement his position as Chelsea's main striker
SOCCER Man City defender Josko Gvardiol signs contract extension to 2031 The 24-year-old Gvardiol joined City from Leipzig for 90 million euros
SOCCER Inter in advanced talks with England defender Stones John Stones' Manchester City contract expired while he was at the World Cup with England
WHEELS Norris and McLaren almost perfect as Ferrari flounder McLaren's Lando Norris won his first grand prix of the year in Hungary
TENNIS Injured Draper withdraws on eve of another tournament Jack Draper has only played 13 matches this season and dropped out of the world's top 100
TENNIS Norrie wins first match since April Cameron Norrie is 39th in the ATP rankings, the first time he has been outside the top 30 this year
COMBAT SPORTS Fury v Joshua closer but hurdles still to clear Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have not shared a ring since a sparring session in 2010
CYCLING Cycling in rude health thanks to Pogacar and testing A crowd of 180,000 spectators stood on Montmartre for Sunday's finale
NBA Philadelphia 76ers confirm signing of NBA superstar LeBron James LeBron James was named the NBA Finals' Most Valuable Player all four times his team won the NBA title
SOCCER Rodri out for 'short period' after back surgery Rodri joined Manchester City from Atletico Madrid in 2019
SOCCER Zidane confirmed as France head coach Zinedine Zidane won the Champions League three times as Real Madrid manager
GOD Game of the day - Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets The Atlanta Braves are heading back to Flushing, Queens for another series against the New York Mets
GOTW UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez AI Mode conversation: UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez preview aiUFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez preview aiUFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez marks the organization's historic first-ever trip to Belgrade, Serbia. Scheduled for Saturday, August
CRICKET Tom Alsop signs Gloucestershire Tom Alsop has become the latest confirmed departure from Sussex as the club looks to cut costs after being put into special measures by the ECB. Top-order batter Alsop, 30, has agreed a three-year deal with Gloucestershire and will move at the end of the
SPECIALS Noah Lyles wins third US 100m title Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles surged to 100-meter wins at the U.S. track and field championships. The 26-year-old Richardson got off to a slow start but quickly made up time, finishing in 10.77 seconds to breeze past training partner Kayla White and
TENNIS Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka to play together in US Open mixed doubles Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic headline the initial list of 16 teams entered into the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship. The tournament was overhauled last year, with a $1 million prize going to the winners,
NBA Darieon Prescott commits to Notre Dame Notre Dame continued its summer run on elite defensive line talent on Monday with a commitment from four-star defensive end Darieon Prescott, the No. 36 recruit in the SC Next ESPN Junior 300. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound defender from Bolingbrook, Illinois, i
SPECIALS Virginia and Amaka Agugua-Hamilton reach settlement Virginia and former basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton have reached a settlement on her dismissal. Terms of the settlement were not made public.
NBA Charlotte Hornets and Brooklyn Nets announce preseason schedules The Hornets announced their preseason schedules, according to Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer. The Hornets are coming off a season in which they went 44-38 and were eliminated in the play-in tournament in the final game for the No. 8 seed in the
NBA Sacramento Kings waive Isaiah Stevens Stevens, who starred in college for Colorado State, went undrafted in 2024 and initially signed an Exhibit 10 training camp deal with Miami prior to being waived before the 2024/25 campaign began. He signed a two-way deal with the Heat in late December of
NHL Michael Hutchinson announces retirement According to an announcement from the Winnipeg Jets, goaltender Michael Hutchinson has hung up his skates. Hutchinson spent 11 years in the NHL with the Jets, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Detroit Re
NFL Packers work out Lenny Krieg The Packers hosted German-born kicker Lenny Krieg for a workout. Krieg, 23, spent multiple years playing professional football in Europe before joining the NFL International Player Pathway program in 2025. He impressed at the Combine, going 14-for-14 on f
NFL Colts place Alec Pierce and CJ Allen on PUP Both Pierce and Allen have until Aug. 30 to receive medical clearance and come off the PUP list. Otherwise, it would mean shifting to reserve/PUP and automatically missing the first four games of the regular season.
MLB Cubs designate Jameson Taillon for assignment The Cubs announced that they have selected the contract of left-hander Andrew Wantz. Right-hander Jameson Taillon has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. Taillon, 34, is having the worst season of his career. He has made 15 starts f
NBA Peyton Watson considering the qualifying offer with Nuggets Nuggets forward Peyton Watson, whose market has been limited by his restricted free agency, is giving serious consideration to accepting the team’s $6.5MM qualifying offer and becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer, sources tell Marc Stein of The
BASKETBALL AJ Lawson signs with Kosner Baskonia AJ Lawson, who played in the Raptors’ organization last season, is headed to Spain to continue his career. Lawson has signed a two-year contract with Kosner Baskonia, according to EuroLeagueBasketball.net. Lawson spent the last two seasons with the Rapto
NHL Providence Bruins hire Trent Whitfield as head coach The Boston Bruins announced this morning that they have named Trent Whitfield as the 14th head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, first reported by Mark Divver, NHL.com contributor. Somebody who has ties to the organization across multip
NHL Anaheim Ducks acquire Sean Farrell The Anaheim Ducks announced that they have acquired forward Sean Farrell from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Sasha Pastujov. Both players remain without contracts for the 2026-27 season. Farrell, 24, used to be an intriguing prospect for
NFL Lions sign Troy Reeder Troy Reeder has lined up his next NFL gig in time for training camp. The veteran linebacker agreed to terms with the Lions. Each of Reeder’s first seven seasons in the NFL were played as a member of the Rams. Ahead of his age-32 campaign, though, he will
MLB Braves activate Ronald Acuña Jr The Braves announced that they have reinstated Ronald Acuña Jr. from the 10-day injured list. Acuña has been out since early June due to a hamstring strain. Fellow outfielder Brewer Hicklen was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett to open a spot on
NFL Washington Commanders fire Ben Steele Ben Steele will not be a member of the Commanders’ coaching staff during training camp. His time in the nation’s capital has proven to be very short-lived. “We are parting ways with tight ends coach Ben Steele,” the Commanders announced on Monday. “The t
SPECIALS Eric Bieniemy allegedly shot by his own son The wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was shot in Northern Virginia, allegedly by their son, authorities said. Loudon County Sheriff’s deputies found a woman “suffering from multiple gunshot wounds” in the 2000 block of North
NFL Daniel Jones fully cleared for training camp Jones is the latest player to beat the previously-typical nine-month return timeline, made even more impressive by his simultaneous rehab from a fracture in his other leg. That injury, suffered in November, healed much quicker than Jones’ December Achille
MLB Spencer Steer to spend significant time on IL due to wrist injury The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder/outfielder Spencer Steer on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist sprain and recalled infielder/outfielder Ivan Johnson from Triple-A Louisville. Steer left Sunday's game at the St. Louis Cardinals after fouling
MLB Baltimore Orioles designate Sam Huff for assignment v2 The Orioles have designated catcher Sam Huff for assignment, per a team announcement. Fellow catcher Yohel Pozo, whom they claimed off waivers from the Cardinals last week, has been recalled to take his spot on the roster. Huff, 28, appeared in 14 games
NFL Everson Griffen hopes to play in 2026 Everson Griffen has not played in the NFL since the 2021 season. Nevertheless, the decorated pass rusher has his eyes set on suiting up this fall. During an interview with The Exhibit’s Josina Anderson, Griffen made clear his desire to return to the NFL.
NFL Miles Sanders works out for Raiders The Raiders are entering training camp with a relatively thin, inexperienced backfield behind bell cow and 2025 No. 6 overall pick Ashton Jeanty. The team’s oldest running backs are Chris Collier and Dylan Laube, both 26 years old and entering their thir
